Chapter VIII · Removal from national territory · Section VI · Mutual recognition of expulsion decisions

Article 172 Financial compensation

Artigo 172.º · Compensação financeira

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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Financial compensation for the costs incurred in enforcing the removal of third-country nationals shall be made in accordance with the criteria approved by the Council of the European Union.

A compensação financeira dos custos suportados pela execução do afastamento de nacionais de Estados terceiros efectua-se de acordo com os critérios aprovados pelo Conselho da União Europeia.

What we checked in this article

Verify the reference to criteria approved by the Council of the European Union.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 172 may decide what you can apply for.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

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The permit depends on what you will do here: employment, your own company, remote work for a foreign employer or investment. Tell us the plan, and we will set out which route the Act gives you and what the company needs to have in place.

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